2005 Silverado Duramax 2500 know problems?
My son is looking for a work truck that can be older(over 10-15yr), but needs to be in decent mechanical shape. He found a one owner 2005 2500 duramax with 122k miles. Anybody have any personal experi...
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my 04.5 LLY is now my sons, since we now have a 2015 Denali duramax. the 04.5 has 125K miles on it. Other than normal maint items it has had only one repair, done by me. Front wheel bearings. A somewhat known issue through about 2006. How common, don't know, but the fix is about 1/2 hour to replace and about $125 for OEM bearing sets on amazon from gm dealerships selling online.
Other than that completely troublefree. As to overheating, mine never did, and we did tow a lot, mostly a 10,000 TT over many west coast passes.
IMHO some of the "overheating" was owners being paranoid when the fan comes on (you WILL know it) or temps going up near 220-230 and holding steady. Neather is an issue IMHO. Yes, some apparently would get hot enough to go into limp mode till cooled down. I suspect some was also driving style. I ran 4th gear on steep climbs in TH mode, mostly to keep the gearbox from hunting between 4th and 5th, and usually held between 50 and 60. Why 50 -60? well, most of the steep hills also had sharp enough turns that somewhere between 50 and 60 would let me keep constant speed. Full throttle to 60-65+, backing off for the turn, full throttle again, and repeat is another way to get an engine pretty hot.
As long as it has been maintained well, I suspect it will last a LONG time.
Other than that completely troublefree. As to overheating, mine never did, and we did tow a lot, mostly a 10,000 TT over many west coast passes.
IMHO some of the "overheating" was owners being paranoid when the fan comes on (you WILL know it) or temps going up near 220-230 and holding steady. Neather is an issue IMHO. Yes, some apparently would get hot enough to go into limp mode till cooled down. I suspect some was also driving style. I ran 4th gear on steep climbs in TH mode, mostly to keep the gearbox from hunting between 4th and 5th, and usually held between 50 and 60. Why 50 -60? well, most of the steep hills also had sharp enough turns that somewhere between 50 and 60 would let me keep constant speed. Full throttle to 60-65+, backing off for the turn, full throttle again, and repeat is another way to get an engine pretty hot.
As long as it has been maintained well, I suspect it will last a LONG time.
